My first problem with my ducati

[leprecaun jon]

I have owned my ducati monster since decemeber, i did a fender eliminator and never noticed that my tail light had stopped working, last night i solved the issue, the ducati has a microswitch that activates the brake light, well the plunger had gone AWAL i replaced it with a hollow point .17cal pellet. Lol works great.

Well.... this afternoon i headed out on a ride, brake light turn signals and all were working, but my headlight failed to come on, and i had a check engine light that read"error lights" i did some googling and found that it coukd be a blown fuse, so i got fuses and every time i replaced it, the bike woukd pop it. I tried a larger fuse and popped the main fuse, on which i found little help because the ducati forum sucks compared to here ... all i found was " check the owners manual" "take it to the dealer" " could be yhe head light relay" " could be the voltage regulator".

Well after the pain in the dickens to get to the main fuse which i found out later didnt require as much work as i made it, thanks to a lack of education again due to the forum. My head light only works if i hold the pass light trigger... so the bulbs are good but i havent solved the issue yet.. anyone got any hints or tips? Ill contiue to research foe VR and the Relay... but i couldnt join the monster forum so ill post all this here in hopes someone with find it and avoid the headache i just went through.

The first picture shows the main fuse box above the black aux fuse box, the second shows the white main fuse box, the third shows that it can be un mounted by sliding it up, off the frame and then accessed without messing with the fuel tank.

 

[Scott_Thomas]

I have owned my ducati monster since decemeber, i did a fender eliminator and never noticed that my tail light had stopped working, last night i solved the issue, the ducati has a microswitch that activates the brake light, well the plunger had gone AWAL i replaced it with a hollow point .17cal pellet. Lol works great.

Well.... this afternoon i headed out on a ride, brake light turn signals and all were working, but my headlight failed to come on, and i had a check engine light that read"error lights" i did some googling and found that it coukd be a blown fuse, so i got fuses and every time i replaced it, the bike woukd pop it. I tried a larger fuse and popped the main fuse, on which i found little help because the ducati forum sucks compared to here ... all i found was " check the owners manual" "take it to the dealer" " could be yhe head light relay" " could be the voltage regulator".

Well after the pain in the dickens to get to the main fuse which i found out later didnt require as much work as i made it, thanks to a lack of education again due to the forum. My head light only works if i hold the pass light trigger... so the bulbs are good but i havent solved the issue yet.. anyone got any hints or tips? Ill contiue to research foe VR and the Relay... but i couldnt join the monster forum so ill post all this here in hopes someone with find it and avoid the headache i just went through.

The first picture shows the main fuse box above the black aux fuse box, the second shows the white main fuse box, the third shows that it can be un mounted by sliding it up, off the frame and then accessed without messing with the fuel tank.

Wow that sucks, sounds like your fix is shorting something. If you made no other changes I would keep looking there. Need some pics of you monster.

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[AL72]

Your bike blown a fuse several times and you replace it with a bigger fuse? If so, do not do it any more, you can fry the ignition box.

Good luck!

 

[Chris12]

Is the aux. fuse box OEM, or was it added aftermarket by a previous owner to power accessories (maybe extra lighting, USB/power outlets, heated grips etc..)?

If it's aftermarket I'd check in to how it's wired. Also if you have a battery tender sae cord wired in, check that too. It's likely that a powered wire is grounding out somewhere, arcing and blowing your fuse.

I'd look for rodent evidence too, those suckers love to chew wires.

As the previous member stated, those fuses are protecting your bike from too much current flow=heat melting your wiring. They are a good thing.

Good luck!

 

[leprecaun jon]

Fixed it!!!

Is the aux. fuse box OEM, or was it added aftermarket by a previous owner to power accessories (maybe extra lighting, USB/power outlets, heated grips etc..)?

If it's aftermarket I'd check in to how it's wired. Also if you have a battery tender sae cord wired in, check that too. It's likely that a powered wire is grounding out somewhere, arcing and blowing your fuse.

I'd look for rodent evidence too, those suckers love to chew wires.

As the previous member stated, those fuses are protecting your bike from too much current flow=heat melting your wiring. They are a good thing.

Good luck!

Thank you everyone for your replies and no the auxiliary fuse box is OEM I located the problem and fixed it the problem was with my fender Eliminator kit when my tail light wasn't working my first reaction was it had to be the tail light what I didn't realize when I put the Eliminator get back together is that I pinched the license plate light wire with one of the nuts that holds the bracket up and so it was shorting out so long story short I have no one to be mad at but myself on the other hand I'm learning an awful lot about my motorcycle so I can't be too angry and I found out useful information that may help others that I could not find when I was in need

For those of you that don't recall I have a background in commercial electrical work so I'm not unfamiliar with electronics however that was for commercial buildings and not automotive if I've learned anything from this beautiful home we call a forum it is not to be afraid of tinkering or exploring for asking questions this place has saved me so much frustration and money over the years and I have found nothing else like it anywhere on the internet or in real life tell again thank you all for your help

The first pic is to show that the boltd im refering go that pinched the cabke are to hold the liscence plate bracket to the bike.

The second pic shows the bolts and my wires, the one bolt is off because im going to take the bracket off and tuck those wires into the eliminator, but you csn see how they could get stuck under one of the bolts.

 

[leprecaun jon]

On a side note i did discover some changes the previous owner did and some missing bolts to insignificant parts, he had the front brake converted to hydrolic so thats nice... according to my dealer this bike is "famouse" but im not sure what to make of that lol

 

[leprecaun jon]

Wow that sucks, sounds like your fix is shorting something. If you made no other changes I would keep looking there. Need some pics of you monster.

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Oh and here you go scott lmao dont mind the half assed shed i still havent finished

The other pic was after me tsking it apart in the home depot parking lot lol what i could do at least till my gf brought more tools

 

[Scott_Thomas]

Oh and here you go scott lmao dont mind the half assed shed i still havent finished

The other pic was after me tsking it apart in the home depot parking lot lol what i could do at least till my gf brought more tools

Nice looking bike, love the undertail exhaust for looks, but man they get hot. My buddies r1 would cook my *** when I rode it. Did you wreck or trade your 6r?is you monster 2012 or older? I decided to look them up after seeing yours and newer models aren't undertail anymore. 2012 was the last year they made them that way. The monster 1200 truly looks like a monster. Still think I like the fz10 better though.

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[leem00]

Glad you got it fixed...I didn't see this till now...or I would have said start with what you changed first...

 

[leprecaun jon]

Nice looking bike, love the uncertain exhaust for looks, but man they get hot. My buddies r1 would cook my *** when I rode it. Did you wreck or trade your 6r?is you monster 2012 or older? I decided to look them up after seeing yours and newer models aren't undertail anymore. 2012 was the last year they made them that way. The monster 1200 truly looks like a monster. Still think I like the fz10 better though.

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The exhaust doesnt get to bad, my helmet hook sits above them and ive never melted the helmet lmao. Thats the leo vince slip on, i got it off ebay for $250 used and referbished it. I traded the 6r in, i sat on the fz10, the kawasaki and honda... and as stated before a triumph but fell in love with the ducati it fit me just right. And yes its a 2012. I almost got a black one judt like it with saddle bag mounts and rizoma bars but i didnt like the bars, it cost more and had more miles on it. Ultimately i wanted the newer monster in white the 821 but got a decent deal on this bike. They gave me bottom dollar fof the 6r and a piece of me wishes i woukd have just kept it. But i dont have room for 3 bikes right now. Def go sit on one lol. Im short so it ntook some buildig up to convince my self i could deal wity barley touchin the ground.

I woukd have bought the street triple but triumph d!cked me aroubd, didnt even need to sell me the bike i was already sold all they had to do is call me and work with me but they kept blowing me off, ultimately the ducati and the dealership i bought it from convinced me otherwise and i dont regret my choice at all.

 

[leem00]

It all boils down to customer service...always does...

Treat the customer right and they will bring business for years...

you can only treat customers bad once before the word starts to spread...

 

[leprecaun jon]

It all boils down to customer service...always does...

Treat the customer right and they will bring business for years...

you can only treat customers bad once before the word starts to spread...

Exactly, and this place was halfway across town against traffic with stupid hours and the guy obviusly wasnt hungry for a sale.

 

[fazer1]

Coolest looking naked bikes I've seen are the Monster and a few years back, with aftermarket double headlight. That was my inspiration for my fz6r, although I have a single LED headlight and a small flyscreen.

I love Yamaha, and the idea of the FZ10 is great, I love the engine, but I don't like how it looks like a transformer. My only complaint.